VDB-110082 · CVE-2017-12355 · BID 101989

Cisco IOS XR Local Packet Transport Services resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS XR. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Local Packet Transport Services. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-12355. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco IOS XR (Router Operating System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Local Packet Transport Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) ingress frame-processing functionality of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause one of the LPTS processes on an affected system to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a brief denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete LPTS frame validation by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted XML requests to the management interface of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause one of the LPTS processes on the affected system to restart unexpectedly, which would impact LPTS traffic and cause a brief DoS condition while the process restarts. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf76332.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/30/2017 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12355 since 08/03/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/25/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101989†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Cisco

Name

IOS XR

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2017 🔍
11/29/2017 +118 days 🔍
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11/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/25/2021 +1152 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-12355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110082
SecurityFocus: 101989 - Cisco IOS XR Software CVE-2017-12355 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039927

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2017 14:48
Updated: 01/25/2021 13:27
Changes: 11/30/2017 14:48 (60), 12/11/2019 13:30 (4), 01/25/2021 13:23 (2), 01/25/2021 13:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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